American studio Kennedy & Violich Architecture has adapted a vaulted 1960s ice skating pavilion into an education building with workshops in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. More about KVA transforms vaulted concrete Colorado sports facility into arts hub
Design brand PDM has created a pair of flip flops that look like the zigzag, concrete paving stones found across Thailand. More about PDM designs paving stone flip flops to "surprise and delight"
Design studios Cassius Castings and Limba have created a concrete and plywood bench for a restaurant in Toronto and hosted an event to involve the public in its production. More about Designers host concrete "pour party" to involve public in furniture-making process
Walls of roughcast render and a concrete roof enclose this coastal home on Cruit Island in Ireland, designed by Donegal studio Pasparakis Friel to blend in with the surrounding rocky outcrops. More about Coastal Irish home by Pasparakis Friel embraces "exposed island context"
Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed West Bund Grand Theatre in Shanghai, which pays homage to the movement of the Huangpu River and the site's industrial past. More about West Bund Grand Theatre celebrates Shanghai's industrial past
New York-based Atelier Garcia has constructed a triangular concrete house on a hillside in the mountains of Guatapé, Colombia, with a view of the landmark Rock of El Peñol. More about Atelier Garcia "honors the monolith" with Concrete House in Colombia
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a veterinary hospital in Albania with sculptural curved-concrete walls by Swiss studio Davide Macullo Architects. More about "Nothing short of amazing" says commenter
Architecture studio Order Matter has completed Raw House, a pared-back apartment block designed to shield itself from the bustling streets of Seoul in South Korea. More about Order Matter shields South Korean housing with "resolute and calm" facade
Sculptural walls of curved concrete hug a series of planted terraces for cats and dogs at this veterinary hospital in Albania, designed by Swiss studio Davide Macullo Architects. More about Curved concrete walls create "open and freeing environment" at veterinary hospital
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photos and videos of the Shanghai Grand Opera House, which features a dramatic spiral staircase that extends to the roof, as it nears completion. More about Videos reveal spiral staircase roof nearing completion at Snøhetta's Shanghai opera house
Exposed concrete walls are contrasted by colourful, patterned floors at this school in the Czech Republic, designed by local studio Atelier 6 in collaboration with graphic artist Pavla Gregorová Šípová. More about Colourful floor graphics enliven school in Czech Republic by Atelier 6
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has nestled a curved holiday home under a planted garden on Ishigaki Island, Japan, for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about Sou Fujimoto tops coastal holiday home in Japan with sloping green roof
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has created a cave-like, concrete gallery for British sculptor Antony Gormley's permanent installation at Museum SAN in Wonju, South Korea. More about Tadao Ando creates subterranean concrete dome for Antony Gormley installation
Local architecture studio Park + Associates has completed QR3D, a 3D-printed house in Singapore, which was made from layered concrete and has a sculptural void at its centre. More about Park + Associates designs Singapore's "first multi-storey 3D-printed house"
Chilean studio Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos has placed a corrugated metal house deep within the forest of Puerto Varas, Chile, suspending it on concrete arches to minimise its footprint on the terrain. More about Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest
German architecture studio Behles & Jochimsen has completed the Kreativinstitut OWL, a shared, flexible university facility for science, business and music. More about Behles & Jochimsen designs German university building to be "as flexible as possible"
A white concrete dome punctured by porthole-like windows shelters this holiday home in California, designed by Ukrainian designer and builder Anastasiya Dudik. More about Domed home in California is designed to feel both "ancient and otherworldly"
Exposed concrete and stone gabion walls reference the surrounding rock garden at this home in Slovakia, designed by local studio Paulíny Hovorka Architects. More about Rocky garden hugs Banánka house by Paulíny Hovorka Architects in Slovakia
A trio of sweeping green roofs characterise this agricultural museum in Fujian Province, designed by Chinese studio Atelier Alter Architects to mirror the peaks of the nearby Wuyi Mountains. More about Atelier Alter Architects tops Sunner Museum in China with curved green roofs
Arched openings frame walkways, cloisters and niches for birds at Forest of Peace, an ashram in Nardipur, India designed by local architecture studio Raasa. More about Arched openings create "symbolic thresholds" for ashram in India